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For sure. Hard to name 10 guys on this team that you want on the team next year. Complete tear downs are brutal.

It’s double platooning. Either Tauchman or more likely Benintendi gonna get a lot of at bats vs. lhp. Otherwise, the roster just got more athletic.

This also may be the prelude to a much wider competition for roster spots. With no Vaughn, Ramos is no longer blocked. Colson is one short Vinnie Capra DFA away. Teel is a real possibility. Should be an interesting couple of months.

Your 1b rotation appears to be Sosa and Vargas with Rojas everyday at 2b/3b and Vinnie Capra as your key reserve. Palacios is an everyday player with Tauchman and Slater platooning mostly and Benintendi as the fulltime DH. Okay.

This team could also get better. The bullpen has blown 8 of 12 save opportunities. That is crazy. It is possible they bring up guys like Pallette, Coffey, Wikelman, and *shudder* Grant Taylor *shudder* and suddenly have a reasonable bullpen. That would change their inability to win one-run games significantly.

Yeah, but last year’s team put up two significant losing streaks that started right about now and the ramped Crochet down, and traded Fedde. Truly an historic season.

They're considering it right now. Taylor's stuff is overwhelming AA hitters. If you're no making him a starter, Taylor could come up now. I'm against t, but that seems to be what's happening.

Kinda rough to see a guy with that ability throwing 11 pitches in an outing.

This is the outcome I was hoping for with Colson. I thought they should send him to AZ to figure out both swing and approach. Hope he keeps it up. Nice to see Zavala hitting it hard as well.

No to Alcantara for anyone. The sun is setting on his prospect status.

Not banking on anyone. They are called prospects for a reason. That said, his current value in trade to another club would be sky high. He already is a good pick.

Check out Bonemer.

Bonemer 2-2, triple, and now 3bb

Bonemer 2-2, triple, 2bb

With Vargas taking 3b so decisively, what exactly is Rojas’s role on this team? Having him in the line up instead of Sosa seems kinda insane.

Spoke to soon on Clevinger. Now getting lit by the bad AAA line up.

Orioles getting crushed again by the Nationals. Eflin has given up 4 HR in 2 innings. O’s fans must be freaking out.

Hate to say it, but just on baseball, Clevinger looks like a better short-term option than Bryse Wilson. He is throwing the ball fine against a not particularly good Gwinnett team. Knights stranding bunches of runners so far.

I think he’s plummeting into Fabian territory. That may be a 30 hit tool and that’s hard to draft in the first 3 rounds, let alone at 1-10.

Yes. They have moved him to the pen. Since he is on the 40, I think he has a great shot at getting called up in that role this season. He has been on Boston’s 40 for a couple of years, so his options are dwindling and the Sox did not have a ton of time to be patient with him. More concerning to me is the way they’re using Taylor. Tonight 1IP 1H 0bb 3K. He seems on the fast track to closer town and he is not running out of options.

I love “as head of baseball operations, the poor start to our season is ultimately my responsibility..” therefore I am firing someone else. Typical.

Brandon Hyde is out as O’s manager. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45193411/sources-orioles-fire-manager-brandon-hyde-slow-start

Mea Culpa, as the Pope would say.

Has played corner OF in the past too. But this year, all 1b/DH

They're gonna spend the money they saved from the international pool on airfare when they DFA this guy. Does not seem long for this team.